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McCluskey’s comments on Corbyn’s successor help move Emily Thornberry to 2nd favourite

McCluskey’s comments on Corbyn’s successor help move Emily Thornberry to 2nd favourite

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The Unite boss’s backing could be crucial While all the focus has been on the Tory leadership there’s been a shake up in the Next LAB leader market after a report from Paul Waugh at HuffPost. He wrote: “Emily Thornberry is being backed by Unite boss Len McCluskey to become Labour’s first woman leader, HuffPost UK can reveal. The general secretary of the UK’s biggest trade union has told friends that he thinks Thornberry is a unifying figure who can…

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It is a mistake to assume that LAB leave voters feel as strongly about Brexit as CON ones

It is a mistake to assume that LAB leave voters feel as strongly about Brexit as CON ones

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If it comes to the crunch LAB leavers see jobs as more important With Labour apparently shifting its position on Brexit a notch or two there’s been a lot of interest about what Labour voters think particularly those who supported Leave at the referendum. There is not that much polling about where we can see specifically how LAB Leavers view an issue compared with CON ones and those of other parties. One of surveys that had this split and is…

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Corbyn’s the one that’s most out of line with his party on Brexit

Corbyn’s the one that’s most out of line with his party on Brexit

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YouGov Aug 1 2017 poll The contradiction can’t continue While all the focus has been on the leadership machinations within the Conservative Party Labour is getting a free ride at the moment. One things that Theresa May has got right is that her position is very much in line with the party support base as the the latest YouGov BREXIT tracker shows. Corbyn’s view on the biggest issue of all is not shared by his voters or, as recent polling…

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From loser to leader – and beyond

From loser to leader – and beyond

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After Jeremy Corbyn’s stunning general election vindication, he must now show real leadership by reaching out to all parts of the Labour party, argues Joff Wild So, Jeremy Corbyn will be able to take a holiday in August. After spending the last two summers fighting Labour leadership elections, this year he can head off for a fortnight at a socialist poetry workshop in the sun safe in the knowledge that he stands triumphant and unassailable as leader of the party….

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The 2017 LAB leadership contest starts on June 9th whether Corbyn quits then or not

The 2017 LAB leadership contest starts on June 9th whether Corbyn quits then or not

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Yvette Cooper could be the only contender & win without an election The first phase of Labour’s 2017 leadership contest ended on Thursday afternoon when nominations closed for the June 9th General Election. Those like John Rentoul who have analysed the list of candidates for seats that LAB could possibly hold onto say that there will not be enough Corbyn supporting MPs elected in the general election for them to make a nomination according to Labour’s rules. The hard left’s…

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Ladbrokes make Yvette Cooper 3/1 favourite to succeed Corbyn following a flurry of bets on her

Ladbrokes make Yvette Cooper 3/1 favourite to succeed Corbyn following a flurry of bets on her

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But is Jez going to go quietly after the Tory landslide? There has been a trend on the Labour leadership betting markets in the last couple of days which has seen Yvette Cooper establish herself as the firm favourite to succeed Jeremy Corbyn. She’s had some fairly confident performances and was the one person who really shook TMay at PMQs before the Parliament was dissolved. I’m not rushing into back however although U believe she will be by a long…

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Corbyn to quit or not to quit on June 9th, that is the question

Corbyn to quit or not to quit on June 9th, that is the question

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O, I die, Horatio; The potent poison quite o’er-crows my spirit: I cannot live to hear the news from England; But I do prophesy the election lights On Fortinbras: he has my dying voice; So tell him, with the occurrents, more and less, Which have solicited. The rest is silence.  – Hamlet Act V, Scene II William Hill have a market up on whether Jeremy Corbyn will announce his resignation before 11pm on June 9th. Whilst it might sound like…

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Yvette Cooper moves into favourite slot as Corbyn’s successor

Yvette Cooper moves into favourite slot as Corbyn’s successor

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Yvette Cooper now betting favourite to succeed Corbyn pic.twitter.com/H1UNRl2t4R — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) April 21, 2017 But being the most capable within LAB not always an advantage especially if you are a woman At PMQs on Wednesday there was no doubt about the best intervention from the opposition benches. It was from Yvette Cooper the former cabinet minister and contender in the leadership election after Labour’s defeat in 2015. Her point, questioning the reasons for the election, was strong and…

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